Beka Dvali

Date and Place of Birth

31 July 1977 Tbilisi, Georgia

Work Experience

Since 01.07.2026 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the State of Israel

01.11.2022-30.06.2026 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Commonwealth of Australia, having parallel accreditations as a non-resident Ambassador of Georgia (with residence in Canberra) to the the following countries in Pacific: New Zealand (18.04.2023-30.06.2026); Fiji (30.05.2023-30.06.2026); Tuvalu (28.09.2023-30.06.2026); Kingdom of Tonga (15.04.2024-30.06.2026); Vanuatu (14.05.2024-30.06.2026); Solomon Islands (9.04.2025-30.06.2026); Independent State of Samoa (16.04.2025-30.06.2026). Also, in charge of relations with Papua New Guinea and Kiribati.

02.11.2012-31.10.2022 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of South Africa, having parallel accreditations as a non-resident Ambassador of Georgia (with residence in Pretoria) to the following member countries of Southern African Development Community (SADC): Republic of Mozambique (16.10.2013-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Mauritius (6.05.2014-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Botswana (13.06.2014-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Madagascar (9.10.2014-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Zambia (18.02.2015-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Zimbabwe (25.02.2016-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Namibia (25.10.2016-31.10.2022 ); Republic of Angola (20.11.2016-31.10.2022 ); Kingdom of Lesotho (9.03.2017-31.10.2022 ); Kingdom of Eswatini (3.08.2017-31.10.2022 ); Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (11.08.2018-31.10.2022); Republic of Malawi (9.01.2020-31.10.2022)

2009-2012 - Deputy Head of Mission/Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

2009 - Deputy Director, Department of European Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

2008 - Counsellor, Department of Economic, Cultural and Humanitarian Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia 

2004-2008 - Senior Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico 

2002-2004 - Head, United Nations Division, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

2000-2002 - Second Secretary, United Nations Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

2000 - Third Secretary, United Nations Division, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

1999 - Intern, Department of International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Education

1999-2012 - In Georgia and abroad completed various training programmes and courses in law studies, legal drafting, international law, international humanitarian law, international relations and conflict resolution

2001-2002 - LL.M (Master of Laws) in Comparative and European Law (Magister Iuris Communis), Law, Maastricht University, The Kingdom of the Netherlands.

1994-1999 - Diploma in Law, Faculty of Law, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia

Academic Activity

Since 2000 — Delivering lectures ad hoc on foreign policy and international law issues

2000-2001 — Invited lecturer in Comparative Constitutional Law and in International Humanitarian Law at the Georgian Independent Diplomatic Academy (GIDA)

Publications

2021 — “Recent Developments in International law: judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in Georgia v. Russia”, South African Yearbook of International Law (SAYIL), Vol 45, https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/SAYIL/article/view/9695

Since 2000 — Articles/research papers on the various topics of international law, human rights law, constitutional law, environmental law and media law

2001 — "Legal System of Australia" and "Legal System of New Zealand" in “The Legal Systems of Foreign States”, published in Tbilisi, Georgia

2000 — Monograph "Judicial Power in Foreign States", comparative research published in Tbilisi with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Diplomatic Rank

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary